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Form of workAre you among the best and brightest at your college or university and are contemplating what's next? Life is short. Stop waiting for "real life" to start and put your knowledge to the test. Launch your media career with Gray Television's paid internship program!
Interested in learning more? Check out the program description and apply today! You'll be able to choose your desired location(s) and areas of interest.
About Gray Television:
Gray Television is a leading media company that owns and operates high-quality stations in 113 television markets reaching 6 percent of US television households.
We constantly strive for excellence. By upgrading to the latest technology and seeking new ways to stay on top in our markets, we focus on training and developing the best and brightest employees in the business.
About KBTX:
KBTX Media operates the CBS and CW affiliates in Bryan-College Station, Texas, serving an 18-county area known as the Brazos Valley. For more than 60 years, KBTX has been the ratings leader and dominant choice for local news and entertainment. Our team produces six newscasts each weekday, three each weekend, a breaking news digital channel, and a daily lifestyle show, totaling more than 40 hours of programming each week.
KBTX is routinely recognized among the best in the state by organizations including the Associated Press, RTDNA, and the Lone Star EMMY Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. In 2022, the station was honored to receive the Texas Association of Broadcasters' Bonner McLane Public Service Award, as well as three regional Murrow Awards for best-breaking news, excellence in innovation, and newscast. KBTX is also a recent Texas AP Broadcasters/Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas Station of the Year and Texas Associated Press Broadcasters Station of the Year.
KBTX has helped launch the careers of many well-known journalists, meteorologists, and network executives, and takes pride in helping talent grow quickly into the nation's largest television markets. The work family of KBTX is made up of a group of dedicated, professional, and passionate individuals who are the backbone of our daily mission of local news coverage and community service.
Learn more about KBTX atwww.kbtx.com.
The Internship Program:
As apaidintern, you won't sit and watch someone else doing their job. Gray's intern program is an immersive experience where you serve as a valued team member to our award-winning teams.
With 113 television stations across the U.S., Gray Television offers an unprecedented opportunity for students to learn an area of broadcast expertise from seasoned professionals in the business. Whether your interest involves news, production, sales, marketing, or engineering, our stations become a hands-on learning environment for Gray Television interns. If we have an employee doing it, there can be a Gray intern learning and earning.
Not only will you walk away with an expanded resume and portfolio, but Gray's paid internship opens doors to begin your full-time career with Gray Television. Many of our current employees started as interns. Our paid internship program puts you at the front of the line for full-time job openings, armed with the training you received from your internship.
We're committed to a broad applicant recruiting outreach program in our continuing efforts to represent our diverse community.
Qualifications/Requirements:
• Be currently enrolled in a college/university (preferred Junior/Senior)
• Strong work ethic, and organizational skills
• Earning a degree in Journalism/Communications, Sales, Marketing, Engineering or related fields, with a desire to get hands-on experience in the local media industry
If you are interested in interning in these areas, the station may have openings in these departments for you:
- Marketing
- Sales
- Creative Services
- Sports
- Weather
- News Production
- News MMJ
- Engineering
- Media Producer
We look forward to hearing from you!
• Interested in the program? Go tohttps://gray.tv/careers#currentopenings, type"Intern KBTX"(in search bar)
KBTX-TV/Gray Television Group, Inc. is a drug-free company
Additional Info:
Gray Television provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Gray Television complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
Gray Television expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of Gray's employees to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge.
Gray Television encourages all new employees to fully vaccinate against the coronavirus before the first workday.
